NCCAM’s Advisory Council welcomes six new membersThe National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) welcomes six new members to the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The council serves as the principal advisory body to NCCAM, the lead federal agency for research on complementary medicine, and a component of the National Institutes of Health. (Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:46:12 -0800)

Australian Universities Defend Alternative-Medicine TeachingA group campaigning against alternative medicine has told Australian universities that they are risking their reputations by teaching subjects like chiropractic, homeopathy, iridology and reflexology. (Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:14:51 -0800)

Australian Universities Defend Alternative-Medicine TeachingA group campaigning against alternative medicine has told Australian universities that they are risking their reputations by teaching subjects like chiropractic, homeopathy, iridology and reflexology. (Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:02:44 -0800)

Australian Universities Defend Alternative-Medicine TeachingA group campaigning against alternative medicine has told Australian universities that they are risking their reputations by teaching subjects like chiropractic, homeopathy, iridology and reflexology. (Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:32:31 -0800)

Alternative Therapies for ArthritisAlong with painkillers, surgery and other medical treatments, integrative medicine specialists say there are a number of effective non-conventionall options for symptom relief that can help arthritis sufferers live full and productive lives. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:30:44 -0800)

GP queries alternative treatmentA Picton doctor has questioned the use of alternative medicine to treat a 9-year-old Nelson boy who has a rare form of cancer. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:35:41 -0800)

Doctor sceptical about boy's alternative cancer careA Picton doctor has questioned the use of alternative medicine to treat a 9-year-old Nelson boy who has a rare form of cancer. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:04:44 -0800)

Bad medicine: Fairfax online poll becomes alternative health battlegroundLate last month the Herald reported on a lobby group of more than 400 doctors, medical researchers and scientists - dubbed Friends of Science in Medicine - that is pressuring universities to close down alternative medicine degrees, arguing the practices have no scientific basis. (Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:31:40 -0800)

Bad medicine: Fairfax online poll becomes alternative health battlegroundLate last month the Herald reported on a lobby group of more than 400 doctors, medical researchers and scientists - dubbed Friends of Science in Medicine - that is pressuring universities to close down alternative medicine degrees, arguing the practices have no scientific basis. (Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:46:19 -0800)

Alternative health poll exposes malaiseLate last month the Herald reported on a lobby group of more than 400 doctors, medical researchers and scientists - dubbed Friends of Science in Medicine - that is pressuring universities to close down alternative medicine degrees, arguing the practices have no scientific basis. (Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:57:59 -0800)

Vote on alternative medicine falls victim to dark arts of the internetLATE last month the Herald reported on a lobby group of more than 400 doctors, medical researchers and scientists - dubbed Friends of Science in Medicine - pressuring universities to close down alternative medicine degrees, arguing the practices have no scientific basis. (Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:27:50 -0800)

Vote on alternative medicine falls victim to dark arts of the internetLATE last month the Herald reported on a lobby group of more than 400 doctors, medical researchers and scientists - dubbed Friends of Science in Medicine - pressuring universities to close down alternative medicine degrees, arguing the practices have no scientific basis. (Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:16:52 -0800)

Karnataka to provide Indian medicine at hospitalsGovernment hospitals in districts and local bodies across Karnataka will provide the Indian system of medicine as an alternative treatment, Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said Friday. (Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:04:11 -0800)

Military Doctors Finding Success In Alternative MedicineArmy doctors have been told by the top brass to rethink their "pill for every ill" approach to treating pain. For the 47,000 troops who've been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, some of the new options include less tried and true methods, like massage and chiropractic treatments. (Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:23:45 -0800)

NCCAM Announces Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Oncology FellowshipThe National Institutes of Health will celebrate the Fifth Annual Rare Disease Day February 29 with a day-long celebration co-sponsored by the Office of Rare Diseases Research-National Center for Accelerating Translational Research, and the NIH Clinical Center. (Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:31:26 -0800)

Staying healthy through nontraditional meansNCCAM Clearinghouse: Includes publications and searches of federal databases of scientific and medical literature. It does not provide medical advice, treatment recommendations, or referrals to practitioners. (Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:44:34 -0800)

Many Americans turning to unconventional medicineA woman receives acupuncture treatment. About four in 10 U.S. adults and one in nine children are turning to unconventional medical approaches for chronic pain and other health problems. (Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:33:51 -0800)

Early signs vitamin D might ease menstrual crampsNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A small study suggests women plagued by menstrual cramps may find relief with vitamin D3, raising hopes that the dietary supplement could one day be an alternative to the painkillers and birth control pills that doctors now recommend. But the treatment involves a mega-dose of vitamin D -- 300,000 IUs -- which made one expert add a don't-try-this-at-home warning. "This ... (Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:56:51 -0800)